Denmark, Mississippi

Denmark, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Denmark is located in Mississippi
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is located in the United States
Denmark
Denmark
Coordinates: 34°18′39″N 89°20′48″W / 34.31083°N 89.34667°W / 34.31083; -89.34667
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLafayette
Elevation
[1]
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID693083[1]

Denmark is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Denmark is located near Mississippi Highway 6 10.6 miles (17.1 km) east-southeast of Oxford.[2] A post office operated under the name Denmark from 1872 to 1968.[3] In 1900, Denmark had a population of 75.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark, Mississippi
  2. ^ Lafayette County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 641.


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